House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama

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(10-04-2023, 12:06 PM)hollodero Wrote: Well, they're not that reasonable probably, and giving speakership to the minority party is an even steeper move. But in general, I would not know how what comes next betters things for democrats. The extremes in the GOP can take this as a win and now carry considerable power; and this strengthening their position is not ideal. Any next speaker, should one emerge, probably will not be one of the reasonable ones.

That's the issue with our current political climate.  The idea that democrats should cave in because if they don't republicans will make them sorry by putting someone even worse into power.  That's...probably not great for the country but I guess its good red meat for voters these days.  Democrats could do the same thing...vote for Jefferies today or as soon as we take control of the house in 2024 we are going to make Michelle Obama the speaker of the house, or the head of the communist party, or Taylor Swift, or George Sorors, or Nancy Pelosi again.

(10-04-2023, 12:06 PM)hollodero Wrote: On the other hand, being ostentatiously merciful and give McCarthy just the handful of votes to narrowly stay in, imho that would make him look weaker than the Democrats. But maybe that is not true, I don't know.

Mercy is weakness in politics.  Democrats voting to keep the Trump endorsed speaker of the house?  I don't see how that helps them with their base.